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    M.P.E.C. 2004-D30                                Issued 2004 Feb. 22, 04:34 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 EY2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-E36
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02E02Y  C2002 02 24.35957 11 18 45.24 +06 27 13.0          21   R ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2002 02 24.38059 11 18 42.29 +06 27 11.0                 ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2002 02 24.39163 11 18 40.79 +06 27 09.5                 ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2002 03 04.45074 11 00 36.00 +06 09 39.2          20   R ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2002 03 04.46109 11 00 34.79 +06 09 38.4                 ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2002 03 04.47090 11 00 33.48 +06 09 37.0                 ED030644
         K02E02Y  C2004 02 17.89801 02 14 48.51 +41 39 41.5          21.1 R ED030493
         K02E02Y  C2004 02 17.90492 02 14 51.31 +41 39 47.9          21.0 R ED030493
         K02E02Y  C2004 02 18.93565 02 22 03.88 +41 53 25.3          21.1 R ED030493
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observers M. Buchmann, M. Busch, F. Hormuth.  1.52-m
        reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        M. Hicks, R. Thicksten, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr,
        A. Deetz.  Measurers K. Sarneczky, B. Sipocz.  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    020224 644  1.2-  0.7-    040218 493 0.11+ 0.08+    MPO 31976   -0.14 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 EY2                                                             PHA 0.009A
    Epoch 2004 July 14.0 TT = JDT 2453200.5                 MPC
    M  90.06524              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43453373     Peri.   50.83744     +0.80915995     -0.57818690
    a   1.7263164      Node   343.59805     +0.35583420     +0.62395817
    e   0.4861868      Incl.   21.76194     +0.46759192     +0.52571486
    P   2.27           H   19.0           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020224 644  0.3-  0.4-    020315 291  0.6+  0.5-    020402 291  0.7+  0.8-
    020224 644  0.3-  0.4+    020315 291  0.3-  0.3-    020402 291  0.1-  0.3-
    020224 644  0.5+  0.4+    020316 291  0.7-  0.4-    020402 950  0.2-  0.3+
    020304 644  1.8-  0.6-    020316 291  0.4+  0.4+    020402 950  0.1+  0.1+
    020304 644  0.7+  0.1-    020316 291  0.4-  0.1-    020402 950  0.0   0.3+
    020304 644  0.5+  0.2-    020317 950  0.2+  0.1-    020402 950  0.2+  0.2+
    020306 691  0.8+  0.1+    020317 950  0.1+  0.0     020403 291  0.2+  0.3-
    020306 691  0.1-  0.1+    020317 950  0.3+  0.2-    020403 291  0.5-  0.8-
    020306 691  0.5+  0.1+    020317 291  1.0-  0.3-    020403 291  1.0+  0.4+
    020309 691  0.2-  0.1+    020317 291  0.7-  0.2+    020403 291  0.3+  0.0
    020309 691  0.2+  0.3-    020317 291  0.1-  0.1-    020409 568  0.1+  0.1+
    020309 691  0.1-  0.3+    020317 291  0.2+  0.2-    020409 568  0.2-  0.0
    020310 291  0.0   0.0     020317 291  0.8-  0.5+    020502 568  0.1+  0.0
    020310 291  0.4-  0.0     020317 291  0.1+  0.2-    020502 568  0.0   0.0
    020310 291  0.3-  0.3+    020320 291  0.2+  0.2+    040217 493  0.7+  0.4-
    020313 291  0.2-  0.1+    020320 291  0.5+  0.2+    040217 493  0.3-  0.4+
    020313 291  0.1-  0.1+    020320 291  0.1+  0.1-    040218 493  0.6-  0.3+
    020313 291  0.1-  0.3+    020402 291  1.3+  0.8-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 EY2                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.49, 22                  q = 0.8870
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 02 15    01 54.62   +40 52.6    0.790    1.126    77.8    59.0    20.9
    2004 02 25    03 04.23   +42 41.5    0.841    1.196    81.2    54.8    21.0
    2004 03 06    04 09.62   +42 14.2    0.915    1.268    83.2    51.0    21.2
    2004 03 16    05 06.27   +40 13.3    1.011    1.341    83.9    47.5    21.5
    2004 03 26    05 53.59   +37 23.8    1.125    1.413    83.3    44.5    21.7
    2004 04 05    06 33.06   +34 16.2    1.253    1.485    81.6    41.8    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-D30
    

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